1951 Kokutetsu Swallows Roster
Japan Central League (JPCL) - Class: Foreign Major
Team Record: 46-59
Finished 5th in the JPCL
Manager: Norio Nishigaki (46-59)
Ballpark: Meiji Jingu Stadium
1951 Kokutetsu Swallows StatisticsTeam Record: 46-59
Finished 5th in the JPCL
Manager: Norio Nishigaki (46-59)
Ballpark: Meiji Jingu Stadium
The Kokutetsu Swallows of the Japan Central League ended the 1951 season with a record of 46 wins and 59 losses, finishing fifth in the JPCL.
The Swallows tallied 389 runs, worst in the circuit, and surrendered 533 runs. Soichi Fujita drove in 46 runs. Kazuo Satake led all regular hitters by connecting at a .297 clip. Masaichi Kaneda topped the squad with 22 wins and a team-best 2.83 earned run average, leading hurlers with significant time on the mound. Norio Nishigaki served as manager.
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| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hajime Asada | L | L | September 21, 1930 | 5'6" | 150 | Sapporo, Hokkaido JP |
| Yasusaburo Bamei | R | R | January 24, 1923 | 5'8" | 147 | , Hiroshima JP |
| Masao Chihara | R | R | January 1, 1926 | 5'9" | 154 | , Oita JP |
| Soichi Fujita | R | R | August 20, 1914 | 5'8" | 176 | Osaka, Osaka JP |
| Tadashi Fukazawa | R | R | December 22, 1923 | 5'8" | 154 | , Gunma JP |
| Yuichi Fukuda | R | R | August 22, 1920 | 5'8" | 132 | , Shizuoka JP |
| Norio Furuya | R | R | July 27, 1921 | 5'8" | 132 | Utsonomiya, Tochigi JP |
| Jun Hakota | R | R | February 1, 1932 | 5'8" | 138 | Fukuyama, Hiroshima JP |
| Eiji Hatsuoka | L | L | June 22, 1930 | 5'7" | 132 | Makabe-gun, Ibaraki JP |
| Shinichiro Inoue | R | R | September 8, 1918 | 5'6" | 140 | Yonago, Tottori JP |
| Yoshiaki Inoue | R | R | September 25, 1932 | 5'6" | 136 | , Osaka JP |
| Hisatada Ishikawa | R | R | July 30, 1924 | 5'9" | 158 | , Saitama JP |
| Toshio Iwahashi | R | R | March 6, 1921 | 5'8" | 134 | , Fukuoka JP |
| Masaichi Kaneda | L | L | August 1, 1933 | 6'0" | 162 | , Aichi JP |
| Takashi Kawashima | R | R | June 8, 1932 | 5'7" | 140 | , Aichi JP |
| Goichi Kubo | R | R | May 17, 1923 | 5'8" | 147 | , Shizuoka JP |
| Shizuo Kusumi | L | L | July 25, 1931 | 5'6" | 123 | , Shizuoka JP |
| Ryohei Moriya | R | R | October 16, 1914 | 5'9" | 156 | Mishima, Shizuoka JP |
| Shojiro Muramatsu | R | R | November 30, 1927 | 5'8" | 151 | , Saitama JP |
| Midori Nakagawa | R | R | August 20, 1924 | 5'7" | 145 | Sapporo, Hokkaido JP |
| Sakae Nakamura | S | R | April 24, 1923 | 5'5" | 132 | , Gunma JP |
| Keiji Narita | R | R | January 27, 1919 | 5'8" | 136 | Yonago, Tottori JP |
| Toshio Ogawa | R | R | May 11, 1915 | 5'6" | 151 | , Kanagawa JP |
| Kazuo Satake | R | R | January 28, 1925 | 5'7" | 156 | Osaka, Osaka JP |
| Mototoshi Tahara | R | R | January 1, 1929 | 5'6" | 136 | , Hokkaido JP |
| Akira Takahashi | L | L | September 19, 1931 | 5'6" | 136 | , Saitama JP |
| Kichiharu Tosauchi | R | R | September 7, 1922 | 5'5" | 132 | Tsuruoka, Yamagata JP |
| Masataka Tsuchiya | R | R | October 8, 1924 | 5'6" | 140 | , Hiroshima JP |
| Kazuo Usami | R | R | March 15, 1914 | 5'7" | 158 | , Shizuoka JP |
